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Metro Vancouver GRIMP Day Kit

For the past three years 6 firefighters from Metro Vancouver Canada fire departments and a BC Ambulance Paramedic have competed in the GRIMP Day (www.grimpday.com) competition in Namur, Belgium. The team is sponsored by Arc Teryx (www.arcteryx.com), PMI (www.pmirope.com) and Ronin Rescue (www.roninrescue.com). This does influence some of the gear used, however all gear was picked by the team prior to deployment and the providers were sourced out, not the other way around.

Each member wears a class 3 harness of their choosing. There are a combination of Heightec Matrix, Petzl Navaho Bod Croll Fast, PMI Avatar and Yates Voyager harnesses worn. Each member has their own preference for comfort. On the harness each member carries or wears:

And the team has a Cascade Rescue Advance Series Model 200 MAX Rescue Litter with two pieces of a PMI Tarantula for patient attachment. The team uses a modified bridal consisting of two Purcell prussics on the upper attachments and a 8’ jigger as the lower attachment all rigged into a Conterra Focus Rigging Plate.